There are lives lived for love, and lives lived for art. We, happy band, have chosen the later persuasion. — Clive Barker Copy Share Image
The mind is no match with the heart in persuasion; constitutionality is no match with compassion. — Everett Dirksen Copy Share Image
He that has truth in his heart need never fear the want of persuasion on his tongue — John Ruskin Copy Share Image
“I have, as it were, constructed a lay-figure for the purposes of a demonstration which I desired to be as rapid and… — Sigmund Freud Copy Share Image
Hitler's strength as a leader is that he almost always works through the power of his persuasion; rarely does he command. — Rudolf Hess Copy Share Image
“my idea of good company.. is the company of clever, well-informed people. who have a great deal of conversation.” — Jane Austen Copy Share Image
“Take a step towards actualizing the very thing you are persuaded for and do not allow injustice to silence your voice.” — Sunday Adelaja Copy Share Image
“It ain't that he's not interested in, like, persuasiveness, get me? He's interested in it. Like something in a jar.” — China Miéville Copy Share Image
The great enemy of the salvation of man, in my opinion, never invented a more effective means of limiting Christianity from the… — Benjamin Rush Copy Share Image
“The key to Lincoln's famous employment of humor is not that he failed to appreciate the tragic aspects of human existence, but… — Elton Trueblood Copy Share Image
I used all diligence to arrive at London and therefore I now gave my crew a certificate under my hand, of my… — Henry Hudson Copy Share Image
If I was wrong in yielding to persuasion once, remember that it was to persuasion exerted on the side of safety, not… — Jane Austen Copy Share Image
It will not just be conservatives or liberals, Republicans or Democrats, people of faith or unbelievers that restore America. It will be… — Chuck Baldwin Copy Share Image
It has taken a lot of persuasion for me to take part in an official documentary about 'Only Fools and Horses.' But,… — David Jason Copy Share Image
I want to be honest about the world that we live in, and sometimes my political persuasions come through in my work.… — Alexander McQueen Copy Share Image
“nor could she help fearing, on more serious reflection, that, like many other great moralists and preachers, she had been eloquent on… — Jane Austen Copy Share Image
The effect of speech upon the condition of the soul is comparable to the power of drugs over the nature of bodies.… — Gorgias Copy Share Image
The barbarian chieftain, who defended his country against the Roman invasion, driven to the remotest extremity of Britain, and stimulating his followers… — John Quincy Adams Copy Share Image
“[...]if you are hoping to damage opponents' mental health, go ahead and tell them how inferior or dim-witted or nasty they are.… — Steven D. Levitt Copy Share Image
We must distinguish between those who depend on others, that is between those who to achieve their purposes can force the issue… — Niccolo Machiavelli Copy Share Image
To compel a man to furnish contributions of money for the propagation of opinions which he disbelieves and abhors, is sinful and… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
Now, it's high time for all those that have an influence on the parties with the conflict to understand that it is… — Antonio Guterres Copy Share Image
The world has progressed to the point where it's most powerful force is public opinion. And I believe that in this world… — William Bernbach Copy Share Image
“This all seemed quaint and amusing, but as the book moved through to the modern day, nothing changed. People still fell to… — Max Barry Copy Share Image
“In the politics of consent, no victory is ever permanent unless the victor makes it firm on a base of persuasion.” — Theodore H. White Copy Share Image
“Anne could do no more; but her heart prophesied some mischance to damp the perfection of her felicity.” — Jane Austen Copy Share Image
When gifted with the power of persuasion, be it a blessing upon those you persuade! — Bobby Compton Copy Share Image
You can't show up at a church every 4 October and say, 'Vote for me,' and call that persuasion. — Tom Perez Copy Share Image
Either we shall find what it is we are seeking or at least we shall free ourselves from the persuasion that we… — Plato Copy Share Image
Dare not say that man forgets sooner than woman, that his love has an earlier death. I have loved none but you. — Jane Austen Copy Share Image
What we need is not more learning, not more eloquence, not more persuasion, not more organization, but more power from the Holy… — John Stott Copy Share Image
“I don't need to see the trail to know you're at the end of it. My grandfather's compass may not work, but… — Diana Peterfreund Copy Share Image
That which we do not believe, we cannot adequately say; even though we may repeat the words ever so often. — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
“People are generally better persuaded by the reasons which they have themselves discovered than by those which have come into the mind… — Blaise Pascal Copy Share Image
“He did what good lawyers always do. He shifted his argument in the direction his audience was already going.” — Jeffrey Toobin Copy Share Image
Get what you can with words, because words are free, but the words of an armed man ring that much sweeter. — Joe Abercrombie Copy Share Image
Pitching was about fooling people, manipulating them, making them believe in something that ultimately wasn't there. Great pitching was great lying. — Linda Ellerbee Copy Share Image
Faith is a knowledge of the benevolence of God toward us, and a certain persuasion of His veracity. — John Calvin Copy Share Image
Every time a message seems to grab us, and we think, 'I just might try it,' we are at the nexus of… — Andrew Hacker Copy Share Image
Where visionaries can be good at persuasion, CEOs are good at wielding authority. Visionaries transcend organizations, resources, and current realities, while CEOs… — Robert Metcalfe Copy Share Image
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